The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-26
News of Belfast and Vicinity.


Windsor House in this city.
The city government rooms are being renovated
and put in first class condition.
The water contractors have. hired the room over
Baker 4 Shales' store for an office.
A government buoy vessel was In our harbor on
Saturday painting and exchanging buoys on lodges |
and shoals
There music In the air Tuesday. harper |
with two little boy violinists arrived in town and |
played about the streets the delight of the juve
niles.
The Mathews Bros. of this city, have arranged
to have their lumber from the west and south dis
charged at East Boston and reshipped to Belfast
by water.
Kimball's yacht has been planked, caulked and
planed and received Il coat of printing. The
planking was done by Master Field, Of Searsport,
and it is good job.
The young ladies in the stitching room of Messrs.
Critchett Sibey's shoe factory made their fore
man, Mr.. John Rogers. present Of Il chair on sat
urlay 1t was an anniversary gift
Mr. Alonzo Holmes, of Swanvillc, has sold to
Mr. c. j. Hall, of Belfast, for $l75 pair of large
oxen to he used in the granite business at Mt.
Desert. The cattle weighed 1920 pounds.
Rev. John Moore is in this city and will lecture
here next week If he receives sufficient encourage
ment. His subjects are: |. Monuments and An
| tquites Of Egypt. >. Ancient America. ;. Oar
winism and Evolution
| Mr.. Frank Colcor of Searsport who has been
| learning the photographers art with Mr.. W. Z.
| futile, of this city, will in Il short time enter the
| business at Presqre Isle. He is very agreeable
gentleman, and will no doubt meet with success.
The tiftcth anniversary of the marriage Of Capt
and Mrs. Z. IL. Wording will be observed by
ccption in Perce's Parlor Theatre, Wednesday,
June LIST, from to 9P. NJ, Mr.. Pierce having gen
erously rendered the use of the hall for the pur-
| pose.
Mr.. Benson Walker says that the headstone dug
up last week on the site of the old burial ground,
Union street, and bearing the initials F. c. b.
marked the grave of Miss Fannie c. Boyle aged
Is years, who died many years ago She lived in
the vicinity of John Birds place.
DIED FROM GRIEF. Mrs. Mary S. Harvey, of
swanville, died on Friday last aged - years. She
was daughter of Mrs Martha Crockett, who
was convicted of the murder of her husband and
is now in Belfast Jail. The physician says Mrs
Harvey died Of grief and worry.
Capt. II. II. Blanchard of Belfast, who command
ell the Boston excursion steamer Empire State, re
Gently burned at Bristol, r. l., will have command
Of the steamer New York, now being altered and
relittcd to take the place of the former boat Capt
Blanchard is very capable officer and popular
with excursionsts.
Ratio met Prof. Batcman on the street Tuesday
and asked him, authority phrenology If
| he ever knew a bald headed fool. The Professor
after the deliberation due to the gravity Of the
| question: returned n decided negative. Ratio and
a friend who stood by shook hands. They both
have high forcheads.
A GRANITE CONTRACT. The Oak Hill Granite
Company, of this city, has been awarded
| tract for an entrance to a cemetery at Pit:sburg,
Pa, that will require 10000 feet of stone and six
| months work. The at the Point will be en-
largcd as other work is on hand. This company
propose to run large force of men in tn. future.
The Sunday Times says, in notice of the cNhib
ition of the Portland Society of Art Nos. and l6,
Still Life studies, by H. l.. Woodcock, are good
examples Of his always good work in this line
while No. H. Landscape, by the artist is full
of feeling and shows him equally as successful
here as in his Still Life. No. II, Roses by Mrs. f.
X. Pierce, is one of the best things she has ever
| shown.
Mr. J. Is. Pendleton has taken the agency and
will canvass the city for eastern Maine and the
| Rebellion" the book ADVERTISE, In other columns
and to be published by Il. ii. Stanley 4 Co.. Ban
gor. The work Will be fully illustrated and will
be one of great interest to every soldier and sailor
and to the relatives and friends of those who
| fought for the Union. The work should have a
large sale In this city.
a 'r.yn
| lighting in the street i'll front of Owen q. Whites
store one ,iay last week, and were in dead earnest
hut before the first round closed the battle was
stopped. Mr. Whites eat witnessed the fight and
when pussy thought matters had progressed fan.
enough she dartcu between the bclligerents, and
with ycs and scratches separated the CANNES.
The dogs dropped their tails and skuked away in
opposite directions.
| TIE SOLDIERS MONUMENT FUND. The Post in
this city melted s235 from their fair last week. and
. now have about $500 towards soldiers monument
fund. After Memorial Day Il committee from the
Post will meet committee of citizens to consider
the matter and perhaps public meeting of the
citizens will be called. 1t has yet been decided
what kind Of monument will be bought or where
it will he erected. Mr.. Iarnum, of the White
1 Bronze company, of Connecticut, was in Bclfas,
. last week in the interest of his company. lie had
t been in Monroe, where one of their monuments
f was erected last week. For 81, 900 bronze monu
lnent can be obtained that many consider superior
, to a granite monument costing $1,000.
BELFAST PEOPLE IN KANSAS CITY. Mr.. Albcr
J. Condor, who recently left this city for kansl.
City, Mo-, writes that he is well satisfied with tina
section of the country. He is now engaged in Il
boot and shoe store, hut on June 18th takes Il
t position as travelling salesman for Bennett 4
Bean, wholesale dealers in hats and caps. One
the members of the firm, Mr. VIM. r. Bean, is
t Belfast hoy. Mr.. Condor will travel to all til,
e principal towns and cities In Colorado and New
t Mexico. An the Belfast men in Kansas City ar,
h doing well. ...W. Ii. Mcclellan will leave Kansas
, City in a few days for his annual visit to Belfast
c Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Colburn were In Kan
ii sas City recently, on visit to Mr.. Bean. w
: Eugene Parker recently bought piece of lanc
for which he paid 100000. He is in the real cs
: tate business and is doing well.
ALONG THE BAY SHORE. There is already st
II among the summer cottagers and in week o.
two many of the cosy dwellings by the sea will b,
occupied. Meanwhile the work Of painting an,
. general renovation is going on. The Camp Groun,
is looking better than last spring, nature havin:
repaired somewhat the ravagcs of the ice storm o
|
there last Sunday except at the futile cottage
| where the wheels of half 4 dozen of the Valid,
County Whcelmcn rested against the side of til,
building after a run down from Belfast. The par
ty returned In the afternoon. The Ocean House
south Shore, is In applcpic ortier, and Mr. Benner
the proprietor, is putting up building for carri
age house, barber shop and dance hall lie vii
be open for business in about one week Tn,
Waverly, on the Camp Ground, will be under
new management this year. The Bangor Com
: mcrcial says: The William A. SWEET cottage Al
Nolthport, has been purchased by Thomas Cary
Esq, of East Iampden, who will occupy it thi,
summer. All the Bangorcans owning cottage.
down the bay arc placing them in condition for
cupancy.
. Personal. Col. Chcnery has been i'll since hi
arrival home from the South, but is now able to b,
out MIR. Joseph b. Penlleton is at home from
Bowdoin and will remain during the summer
, MRS. John ii. Burke, of Minneapolis, arrive,
In Belfast on Friday on Il visit to her parents
. Capt. and Mrs. William Carter. :. Mr.. Ephrain
c. Keene, of Clinton, Iowa, Is visiting his brother
n. +. keenc, and other friends in this city. Thirt,
h years ago Mr.. kccne, who was shipsnlith, wa
in business In Belfast, the firm being Keene 4
- Havener. They ironcd vessels built in Carter
ship yard. Mr. George Il. Bracket. of this city